Word: inked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...company was bleeding rivers of red ink, and his shareholders were openly critical of his abilities as a manager. But John Akers, chairman of IBM, defiantly rejected calls for his resignation. Even as late as December, he claimed to have the complete backing of his board of directors. But at an acrimonious board meeting last week -- the first since the company reported a record loss of $5 billion for 1992 -- Akers changed his tune. After an emotionally charged meeting with the seven members of the powerful executive committee, Akers, 59, informed the fully assembled board of his decision to step...
Without a doubt, these self-proclaimed Square-lovers have spent a great deal of energy on their cause. Yet unless they start to direct their efforts toward the truly compelling problems that plague the Square, nothing will change. As it stands, all the time and ink they've spent so far hasn't stopped Harvard Square from becoming a colossal disgrace...
...ink had hardly dried on the bill passed by the Knesset making it legal for Israeli citizens to talk to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Taking swift advantage, none other than Yasser Arafat was on the line from his headquarters in Tunisia to an Israeli television talk show, offering his enemies a "piece of the peace." Still, the government insists it will not speak directly to the P.L.O., despite leftists in the ruling coalition advocating an open dialogue...
...influence of architectural drawing methods is evident in Shefelman's illustrations. His works are sharp ink drawings combined with watercolor painting. Shefelman has found that he had to adapt his style for children's book illustrations. For example, although he was accustomed to drawing architectural renderings on a large scale, he had to create small paintings for Victoria House. Also, after he took a painting class at the Laguna-Gloria Museum in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Shefelman began to determine form in his works more by color than by line, as he had been trained...
Jobs and red ink: Which campaign promises to break...